American and Briton kidnapped in Gaza
An American and a Briton have become the latest foreign journalists to be kidnapped by gunmen in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials and witnesses said.
The two men were abducted on Wednesday while on the streets of the volatile southern city of Khan Yunis, said Interior Ministry Spokesman Tawfiq Abu Khussa.
The pair were then bundled into a car before being driven away at high speed to an unknown location, witnesses said.
Security sources said intensive negotiations were under way to secure the release of the pair and expressed hope that they would be freed shortly, without giving further details.
There have been a series of kidnappings of foreign journalists and aid workers in Gaza in recent weeks, although all of the hostages have been released unharmed.
AFP/AJ
The two men were abducted on Wednesday while on the streets of the volatile southern city of Khan Yunis, said Interior Ministry Spokesman Tawfiq Abu Khussa.
The pair were then bundled into a car before being driven away at high speed to an unknown location, witnesses said.
Security sources said intensive negotiations were under way to secure the release of the pair and expressed hope that they would be freed shortly, without giving further details.
There have been a series of kidnappings of foreign journalists and aid workers in Gaza in recent weeks, although all of the hostages have been released unharmed.
AFP/AJ
posted by Subrosa at Wednesday, October 12, 2005
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